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28. Cloning Pets
A company in Phoenix, Arizona, says that it
now clone your cat. “Actually,” said Felix Lee,
of Twice Is Nice, Inc., “you don’t even
to wait until your beloved cat dies. We
have clients whose clone lives with its donor.”
price is steep. A clone of your cat
cost $50,000. First, your veterinarian must do a
of your cat. This is sent to TwIN,
., where it is cultured to grow fresh new
. These new cells are stored in liquid nitrogen
you notify TwIN, Inc., that you are ready
the clone. At this time, you pay half
amount ($25,000). A cultured cell is implanted into
female cat that is in estrus, and if
goes well, a kitten is born about 60
later. The new kitten is weaned in about
weeks. TwIN, Inc. delivers the kitten to you
it receives the remaining $25,000.
“We are a
company,” said Lee. “Our facility can handle about
dozen births a year now, but our goal
to produce about 50 kittens and 50 puppies
year.” The company is currently experimenting with stray
. Some canine clones seem to be perfect, but
have been bizarre. Nevertheless, Lee believes that they
be successfully cloning dogs in about a year.
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